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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So happy to be back in Dubrovnik – third time this year.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s that time of year again when it’s #Strictly every weekend till nearly Christmas, and I’m here for that. Bring it on 🪩

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is extraordinarily well written.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is incredible, @katyguest.bsky.social. What an amazing husband you have. Lots of love to you both.

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 25/09/2026

You may have seen social media posts misrepresenting the Labour candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, Sagal Abdi-Wali, as an asylum seeker. Ms Abdi-Wali came to the UK as a child refugee in the 1990s, and is now listed as a British citizen. fullfact.org/politics/Sag...

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I always love writing about Croatian regions that aren't the usual suspects. Here I am in the Guardian today writing about the Samobor Hills in Zagreb Country. Lovely place. www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

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The other side of Croatia: ‘a landscape that could out-Tuscany Tuscany’

Weekenders from Zagreb head to the rolling green Samobor Hills for nature, vineyards, delicious local food and Habsburg-era architecture

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Stopped in Nantes on our way south and was pleasantly reminded of what a fabulously bonkers city this is. Hadn’t been in years, and I must revisit it properly.

Giant artwork of a yellow tape measure in a courtyard of modern brown buildings

Huge mechanical elephant in an industrial hangar

Old-fashioned carousel consisting of unusual and steampunk rides including a green and red boat

Building with an unusual façade resembling a bird’s nest or a wall of shredded paper.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of those two looks like an invasion to me.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Much as I adore Belgrade, I'm so glad I'm not there on this particular day.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

How about ‘but what are they protesting? The idea that the RNLI should not rescue people in trouble in the sea is abhorrent and inhuman and we should be utterly repelled by it.’

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Padraig Reidy @padraigreidy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Fair play to him giving the story to the (always excellent) local paper

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is actually a perfect illustration of how X-brained the Tories have become. Cleverly is listening to the bots and wankers of fash social media and mistaking them for the majority position. I've barely met a Londoner who doesn't basically approve of ULEZ. The Tories badly need to touch grass.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Dolly Parton at Glastonbury is on BBC4 now. This is your public service announcement of the evening.

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Kim Willsher @kimwillsher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

As a rule, I don't believe any death should be celebrated. Having seen first hand in Bosnia the evil this man did, I will make an exception here. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · 21/08/2026

As ever I would point out that this is good landscape management and there is nothing 'wild' about it and until we stop calling it 'rewilding' people will continue to operate with the ludicrous romantic assumption that 'nature' is self-healing and that human intervention is bad.

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Press regulator IPSO, which oversees the majority of the UK's national newspapers, is reviewing a "high volume of complaints and concerns" in relation to coverage of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday following his death pressgazette.co.uk/news/ipso-re...

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IPSO reviewing 'high volume' of Jason Arday coverage complaints after Cambridge academic's death

Press regulator IPSO is reviewing a "high volume of complaints and concerns" in relation to Jason Arday following his death.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Absolutely loved watching the European athletics championships over the past few days. Fantastic athletes – Amy Hunt, Dina Asher-Smith, Jaz Sawyers, Georgia Hunter-Bell, Keely Hodgkinson – giving us so much joy. Bravo to you all.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Probably the first time we’ve had a government alert without any prior warning. Still, it did make me jump a bit.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Brilliant. And he kept his deposit. Bring on that parliamentary review into a certain £5m.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Summer isn't summer unless you find yourself writing several ski features on the hottest day of the year. Hoping that photos of snowy pistes will make me feel cooler. Not working so far.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I had such a fabulous time eating my way round France's Côte d'Opale last month, and now it's in today's Guardian. (Getting hungry again at the thought of it.) www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

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Catch of the day: a seafood safari on France’s culinary coast

From Calais to Le Touquet, the Côte d’Opale is home to thriving fishing ports, grand old seaside resorts and restaurants serving the freshest seafood

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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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Julia Raeside @jnraeside.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A sensible govt would be putting ALL of their resources into this.

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Phil Norman @mrphilnorman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Bill Oddie on "kids' programmes".

BILL ODDIE
"'Ere, didn't you used to be Bill Oddie ?" Taxi drivers ask this every day. "Ain't seen much of you on telly lately." I then point out that sett? ally I'm on right now in a new series called From The Top. When I tell them it's on at 4.45 they say ' Oh . . . a KIDS' show." Their lips curl with disdain and they drop me off as soon as possible. "Why," taxi drivers ask. "don't you do some more Goodies? I used to like that.' Funny thing, people who didn't like the Goodies used to call it a kids' show. So what's so great about being "adult"? Do you know there are adults out there who think the characters in Eastenders are real (aren't they? Ed.). There are "adult" viewers who con! sider The Jimmy Cricket Show and the Grumbleweeds the height of sophisticated humour. There are "adults" who are enthralled and entertained by the spectacle of four other "adults" pouting and sulking like a bunch of spoiled two•ear-olds in Full House. There are "adults" who have never watched Channel Four. And there are adults who consider not only the Goodies but also The Young Ones, Alas Smith and Jones, Kenny Everett, Who Dares Wins and even Monty Python as, you've . guessed it — ch Kids' shows? Certainly insofar as they are surely, amongst "kids " favourite Wilmes. Am I right? l only goes to show what good taste you all' have. Please don't grow out if it!

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Interesting thread and comments. I suspect people in Treasury are unaware of what a f….-up MTD is.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Have the British public always been so self centred? I’m staggered by how many people I’ve seen saying ‘I don’t use buses so what good is that?’ Or ‘pubs aren’t for me so who cares?’ Millions of people do use each and they are both pretty vital for our economy and society

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

What's my BBC licence for? That closing montage of the World Cup coverage for a start.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Still can't get over Argentina's horrible response to losing the match. Absolutely disgusting.

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